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Fracking Boom Responsible for 175 Million Gallons of Toxic Wastewater Spilled Since 2009
2015-09-09 15:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Among the litany of risks posed by the continued extraction and use of fossil fuels, an Associated Press analysis published Tuesday exposes yet another harmful side effect of the oil and gas drilling boom: an uptick in toxic wastewater spills. According to data obtained from leading oil- and gas-producing states, "more than 175 million gallons of wastewater spilled from 2009 to 2014 in incidents involving ruptured pipes, overflowing storage tanks and other mishaps or even deliberate dumping,"...
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Millions of litres of oil, waste have spilled in Alberta in recent years
2015-07-17 22:47:26| Energy - Topix.net
Nexen Energy apologized Friday for a five-million-litre pipeline spill of bitumen, produced water and sand into muskeg at its Long Lake oilsands project near Fort McMurray. Here is a list of some other Alberta spills in recent years: March 2015: About 2.7 million litres of condensate used to dilute heavy oil was discovered near the muskeg's surface at Murphy Oil's heavy oil site, 80 kilometres northeast of Peace River.
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Millions of litres of oil, waste have spilled in Alberta in recent years
2015-07-17 21:57:23| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Nexen Energy apologized Friday for a five-million-litre pipeline spill of bitumen, produced water and sand into muskeg at its Long Lake oilsands project near Fort McMurray. Here is a list of some other Alberta spills in recent years: March 2015: About 2.7 million litres of condensate used to dilute heavy oil was discovered near the muskeg's surface at Murphy Oil's heavy oil site, 80 kilometres northeast of Peace River.
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Montana train derailment spilled 35,000 gallons of crude oil
2015-07-17 21:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A train derailment in rural eastern Montana spilled 35,000 gallons (132,489 liters) of crude oil and forced the evacuation of about 30 people, a U.S. official said on Friday in an email to state officials. About 20 cars on the Berkshire Hathaway-owned BNSF [BNISF.UL] crude oil train went off the rails east of Culbertson, Montana, on Thursday evening, officials said. There was no fire and no injuries were reported. A hazardous materials team from BNSF responded to the scene and contained the spilled...
Efforts Underway to Scrub Spilled Oil from California Coast
2015-05-21 15:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Slicks of oil that spilled into California coastal waters from an onshore pipeline spanned a total of 9 miles Wednesday, and a company official said the line was operating at full capacity when it broke, suggesting much more oil escaped than initially estimated. The oil that spilled Tuesday off southern Santa Barbara County formed two slicks, said Coast Guard Capt. Jennifer Williams, one of two federal response coordinators. Before a morning flyover, the oil was estimated to span 4 miles of...
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